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Biography, photographs, and references for one of the foreground characters of the personal computer revolution.
ei.cs.vt.edu
Brief information on Xerox PARC, Kay quotes, Steve Jobs impression, a few links.
www.smalltalk.org
Brief biography, old picture, some links, contact information.
minnow.cc.gatech.edu
ACM1: Alan Kay: The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet
Abstract of talk, brief biography, good sized picture.
www.acm.org
ArtMuseum.net: Alan Kay | Interface 1972
Biography about Kay's views on interfaces, a few references, old PARC picture.
www.artmuseum.net
Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution: Alan Kay
Brief biography, old picture.
unrev.stanford.edu
Brief biography with perceptive editorial comments.
laurel.actlab.utexas.edu
Tools For Thought: The Birth of the Fantasy Amplifier
By Howard Rheingold. Online copy of well known 1985 book on the invention of modern computing; this chapter on PARC, Alan Kay, Dynabook, Smalltalk, Atari. Newer (c)2000 edition of the book is out, with follow-up interviews.
www.rheingold.com
SPACEWAR: Fanatic Life and Symbolic Death Among the Computer Bums
Famous Rolling Stone article by Stewart Brand, part of which discusses PARC, Alan Kay, Dynabook, Smalltalk.
www.wheels.org
An extensive list of references to articles by Alan Kay. Excerpts of his master's and Ph.D. thesis.
www.mprove.de
A Conversation with Alan Kay: Big Talk with the Creator of Smalltalk, and Much More
Historical perspective on personal computing, programming languages, from one of the industry’s preeminent pioneers. [ACM Queue]
acmqueue.com
Educom'98: Alan Kay: The Computer 'Revolution' Hasn't Happened Yet
RealVideo webcast from conference by EDUCAUSE nonprofit association with goal to advance higher education by promoting intelligent use of information technology.
www.educause.edu
Growing article, with links to related topics. Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org
HP Feature Story: Alan Kay Biography
From former employer, Hewlett-Packard Development Co.
www.hp.com
By Alan C. Kay; essay on how things get invented, and how to do better. [Stanford Engineering]
www.ecotopia.com